Hangzhou:

Hangzhou didn't impress -- we spent an afternoon in the West Lake area, and then went to Wuzhen on a daytrip the next day. West Lake is beautiful but busy. Mostly Chinese tourists there. Not too many foreigners.

Airport shuttle 15 yuan.Map 5 yuan – Chinese only.

Anlin Hotle (sic) 198 yuan double with bath – no English, but fairly good location on main shopping street, clean.

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Mr.Kevin Toronto , Canada , 2007-12-18 17:24

If you want to travel from Hangzhou to Suzhou (or the other way round) try something special. Of course you can go by train, bus, and so on....even faster.
But I think the Emperors Channel is more adventurous and also a nice change from regular means of transport. In past times it was possible to go all the way from Beijing to Hangzhou on the Emperors Channel. Today the boat leaves in the late afternoon from Hangzhou and arrives in Suzhou in the early morning. You can choose between luxury double rooms with the best view on top and 4 to 6 and even more bed cabins below deck. As far as I remeber I paid 60 kuai in a four bed cabin under deck, which means you have two portholes or windows just over the water level.Well, beds were a little bit short for my size - but that happens in sleeper trains, too.

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Mr.Bill Owen , United Kingdom , 2007-10-16 16:36